# Fred Patrick

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**Frederik Arnold ("Fred") Patrick** (25 July 1965 – 7 June 1989) was a Dutch [footballer](/source/Football_(soccer)). During his career he served [AZ Alkmaar](/source/AZ_Alkmaar) and [PEC Zwolle](/source/FC_Zwolle). Patrick was born in [Paramaribo](/source/Paramaribo), where he died at the age of 23, when on 7 June 1989 he was killed in the [Surinam Airways Flight PY764](/source/Surinam_Airways_Flight_PY764) air crash. He was nicknamed "Stevie" for his well-known imitations of [Stevie Wonder](/source/Stevie_Wonder).

Patrick made his professional debut at AZ Alkmaar where he was part of the magic Surinamese trio existing of Patrick, [Paul Nortan](/source/Paul_Nortan) and [Sigi Lens](/source/Sigi_Lens). In 1987, he decided to make a switch and signed for [PEC Zwolle](/source/FC_Zwolle). This turned out to be no successful move as they were battling against relegation the whole season long. Eventually, on the last matchday in a match against [FC Den Bosch](/source/FC_Den_Bosch) they were officially relegated from the [Eredivisie](/source/Eredivisie) to the [Eerste Divisie](/source/Eerste_Divisie).

He was invited by [Sonny Hasnoe](/source/Sonny_Hasnoe), the founder of the [Colourful 11](/source/Colourful_11) to be part of the team and travel to Suriname to play in the "Boxel Kleurrijk Tournament" with three Surinamese teams. The Surinam Airways Flight PY764 crashed during approach to [Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport](/source/Paramaribo-Zanderij_International_Airport), killing 176 of the 187 on board, including Patrick, making it the worst ever aviation disaster in Suriname's history. Among the victims were a total of 15 members of the Colourful 11, only three of them survived.

The east stand of the new [IJsseldelta Stadion](/source/IJsseldelta_Stadion) was named after Fred Patrick in 2007. The other stands were named after [Henk Timmer](/source/Henk_Timmer_(footballer)), [Klaas Drost](/source/Klaas_Drost) and [Marten Eibrink](/source/Marten_Eibrink).

## References

- [Patrick at AndroKnel.nl](http://www.androknel.nl/elftal/patrick/index.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20071004215844/http://www.androknel.nl/elftal/patrick/index.htm) 2007-10-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
- [Fred Patrick stand](https://web.archive.org/web/20070927090942/http://www.fczwolle.org/content/view/293/110/) (in Dutch)
- [Crash report](https://web.archive.org/web/20061025172641/http://www.ajax-usa.com/history/fifteen-years/1989/june-1989.html)
- Iwan Tol: Eindbesteming Zanderij; het vergeten verhaal van het Kleurrijk Elftal (ISBN 9020403664) (in Dutch)

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